Scope and Contents By William H. Whitsitt. Folders 3-5 contain a photocopy of Whitsitt's book, Origin of the Disciples of Christ, 1888. This book was originally included as "Section the Second," in the original edition of "Sidney Rigdon, The Real Founder of Mormonism."

Scope and Contents A paper evaluating Mark Hoffman's "White Salamander" letter, Sidney Rigdon's "Gold Bible," and Joseph Smith's First Vision.

Scope and Contents A speech, given in Salt Lake City, discussing connections between Mormonism and John Locke.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Byron Marchant papers (1885-2017) contains writings on LDS early history. Included is a reproduction of an unpublished and published manuscript, "Sidney Rigdon, The Real Founder of Mormonism," by William Whitsitt (1885). A paper, "Mormon Exaggerations," and a transcript of a speech, "Mormonism's Connection to the British Enlightenment," both by Marchant, continue the development of the perspectives presented in Whitsitt's book. This collection also contains two pamphlets and two books. The...